Kerala floods - A look at what could have led to the disaster that ensued, and what has this resulted into?

September 2018

In 2013, floods and landslides devastated the northern state of Uttarakhand. The build-up of sediment in rivers, caused by hydroelectric plants, wors...

Tags: Floods, Landslides, Hydroelectric plants, Heavy rains, ASSOCHAM, Ports, Infrastructure, Electricity, Construction

Birla Corp to set up cement plant

September 2018

Birla Corporation's entirely-owned ancillary RCCPL will establish a 3.90 mn tonne greenfield integrated cement plant at Mukutban, in Maharahstra, con...

Tags: Birla Corporation, RCCPL, Power plant, Heat recovery system

White cement plant gets 108-hectare land

September 2018

FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India (FAGMIL) has received a Letter of Intent from the Government of Himachal Pradesh to approve mining lease for a ...

Tags: FAGMIL, Government of Himachal Pradesh, PSU, Cement plant

Carmix products used in building houses

September 2018

Elevo Group has commissioned three units from Carmix South Africa: One Carmix 3500 TC, the flagship model, and two Carmix 3.5 TT machines for the con...

Tags: Elevo Group, Carmix, Construction, Smart mobile concrete batching plants

US agency signs MoU with IL&FS

September 2018

An MoU was signed between the US Trade Development Agency and private firm IL&FS Energy Development Company (IEDCL) for the development of a 41-MW hy...

Tags: MoU, IEDCL, Energy storage power plant, Hybrid wind, Solar, US Trade Development Agency

Thyssenkrupp bags $115 mn contract

September 2018

Thyssenkrup has won a contract to provide material handling plants for two power projects in Uttar Pradesh. The deal is reported to be worth $115 mn,...

Tags: Thyssenkrup, Material handling plants, Doosan Power Systems India, Electrical works

Kerala for more waste-to-energy plants

September 2018

Kerala is trying to take the waste-to-energy (WTE) approach to develop WTE plants across the state. But, it is reported that it still lacks a coheren...

Tags: Waste-to-energy, Coherent waste management, KSIDC, WTE plants

Building homes with ease

September 2018

Elevo Group South Africa, a leading Portuguese group in all engineering and construction sectors on a large and small scale, selected Carmix machines...

Tags: Elevo Group, Engineering, Construction, Carmix, Mix concrete, Machine, Concrete-Mate batching system, Smart mobile concrete batching plant